Nebraska Department of Roads
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The Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) is the state government agency charged with building and maintaining the state and federal highways in the U.S. state
of Nebraska
. The main headquarters of the agency is located in Lincoln
, the capital city. There are eight NDOR district offices located across the state.
The Nebraska Department of Roads differs from other similar state agencies across the country, in that it is a Department of Roads, not a Department of Transportation
. The Nebraska Department of Roads does not oversee Nebraska aviation, waterways, motor vehicles, or many other areas that similar agencies in other states have as part of their mission.
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
. The main headquarters of the agency is located in Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska
The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
, the capital city. There are eight NDOR district offices located across the state.
The Nebraska Department of Roads differs from other similar state agencies across the country, in that it is a Department of Roads, not a Department of Transportation
Department of Transportation
The Department of Transportation is the most common name for a government agency in North America devoted to transportation. The largest is the United States Department of Transportation, which oversees interstate travel. All U.S. states, Canadian provinces, and many local agencies also have...
. The Nebraska Department of Roads does not oversee Nebraska aviation, waterways, motor vehicles, or many other areas that similar agencies in other states have as part of their mission.